All 25 students from two special schools in Ganjam cleared the Class 10 HSC 2026, officials said, a result recorded in the latest Odisha HSC Results 2026.
The board result was released on the Saturday before May 4, 2026. Twelve students from the Red Cross School for the Blind and 13 from the Helen Keller Red Cross School for the Deaf passed the exam, district school officials confirmed.
Odisha HSC Results 2026: Red Cross School for the Blind keeps a 43-year perfect record
The Red Cross School for the Blind maintained a 100 percent result streak for 43 years , principal Priya Ranjan Mahakuda said. The residential school was established in 1974 , and its first matriculation batch passed in 1983 .
Among the 12 visually-impaired passers were 3 girls. Grade distribution at the blind school was B1: 2 students (above 70%), B2: 8 students (60–69%), and C: 2 students (50–59%). Two visually impaired boys secured B1 grades. Students study from Braille textbooks in class and used a helper-writer — usually a junior student — to dictate answers during the exam, Mahakuda added.
Prakash Narayan Rath, manager of the government-run computerised Braille press, said the press prints Braille textbooks and supplies them free to schools following government direction. Retired principal Nabeen Satapathy noted that many alumni now work in various organisations, including government jobs.
Odisha HSC Results 2026: Helen Keller Red Cross School for the Deaf posts three-decade run
The Helen Keller Red Cross School for the Deaf also recorded 100 percent results for the last three decades , principal Bauribandhu Nayak said. All 13 hearing-impaired students who appeared for the HSC passed this year.
Both schools credited focused teaching, residential support and recent improvements in infrastructure for helping students clear the state board exam. At the blind school, several students expressed intent to pursue higher secondary education; one student, Jitendra Sahu, who secured a B1 grade, said he wants to study Class 12 in college.
Officials highlighted that residential admission policies and government-supplied Braille materials have eased earlier barriers to learning for visually-impaired children. The district education authorities said they will continue to monitor placements and support for students moving to higher secondary education.
This clean sweep in Ganjam stands out in the state board listings and highlights sustained results from specialised residential schools serving visually and hearing-impaired students in Odisha.